Biophilia

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Harvard University Press, 1984 - Science - 157 pages
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Biophilia is Edward O. Wilson's most personal book, an evocation of his own response to nature and an eloquent statement of the conservation ethic. Wilson argues that our natural affinity for lifeâe"biophiliaâe"is the very essence of our humanity and binds us to all other living things.
 

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Great hypothesis of our interconnection to natural systems at several levels: biochemical, cognitive, emotional, mental, social, artistic, cultural... etc. Read full review

Contents

Prologue
1
Bernhardsdorp
3
The Superorganism
23
The Time Machine
39
The Bird of Paradise
51
The Poetic Species
57
The Serpent
83
The Right Place
103
The Conservation Ethic
119
Surinam
141
Reading Notes
147
Acknowledgments
159
Copyright

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Biophilia
Edward O. WILSON
Limited preview - 2009
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Edward O. Wilson
Snippet view - 1984

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About the author (1984)

He was born in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1929. He is currently Pellegrino University Research Professor & Honorary Curator in Entomology of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard. He is on the Board of Directors of the Nature Conservancy, Conservation International & the American Museum of Natural History. He lives in Lexington, Massachusetts.

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TitleBiophilia
AuthorEdward O. WILSON
Editionillustrated, reprint, revised
PublisherHarvard University Press, 1984
ISBN0674074424, 9780674074422
Length157 pages
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